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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020

Systematic review of oral cryotherapy for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines.

M Elvira P Correa, Karis Kin Fong Cheng, Karen Chiang, Abhishek Kandwal, Charles L Loprinzi, Takehiko Mori, Carin Potting, Tanya Rouleau, Juan J Toro, Vinisha Ranna and 5 more

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Prediction of mucositis risk secondary to cancer therapy: a systematic review of current evidence and call to action.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  8. Effectiveness of oral cryotherapy in preventing methotrexate-induced oral mucositis in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  11. Multi-institutional, randomized, controlled trial to assess the efficacy and tolerability of a reusable, self-contained cryotherapy delivery device.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  13. Cryopreventive temperatures prior to chemotherapy.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023
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  20. Prophylactic photobiomodulation to reduce oral mucositis in head and neck cancer: an observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 14 institutions in 9 countries.

M Elvira P CorreaOral Medicine, Post-Graduation Program, Oncology Department, School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Cidade, Universitária Zeferino Vaz - Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil. elvira@unicamp.br.
Karis Kin Fong ChengAlice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore, 119077, Singapore.
Karen ChiangPharmacy Department, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Abhishek KandwalCancer Research Institute, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Charles L LoprinziDivision of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Takehiko MoriDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Carin PottingDepartment of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525, Nijmegen, GA, Netherlands.
Tanya RouleauDental Oncology Program, Health Sciences North, North East Cancer Center, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Juan J ToroDepartment of Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Vinisha RannaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Anusha VaddiOral Medicine, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Douglas E PetersonDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, UConn School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA.
Paolo BossiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health - Medical Oncology, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
Rajesh V LallaDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, UConn School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA.
Sharon EladOral Medicine, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
UConn Health · USEastman Chemical Company (United States) · USHealth Sciences North · CAKeio University · JPMayo Clinic in Arizona · USMelbourne Health · AUMount Sinai Hospital · USNational University of Singapore · SGRadboud University Medical Center · NLSouth Texas Veterans Health Care System · USSwami Rama Himalayan University · INUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversity of Brescia · ITUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo update the 2013 Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO) clinical practice guidelines on oral cryotherapy for the management of oral mucositis (OM) caused by cancer therapies.

methodsA systematic review was conducted by the Mucositis Study Group of MASCC/ISOO. The evidence for each intervention for specific cancer treatment modalities was assigned a level of evidence (LoE). The findings were added to the database used to develop the 2013 MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines. Based on the LoE, the guidelines were set as: recommendation, suggestion, or no guideline possible.

resultsA total of 114 papers were identified: 44 from PubMed and 70 from Web of Science. After abstract triage and merging with the 2013 database, 36 papers were reviewed. The LoE for prevention of OM with oral cryotherapy in patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant using high-dose melphalan conditioning protocols was upgraded, and the guideline changed to recommendation. Additionally, the recommendation for prevention of OM with oral cryotherapy in patients receiving bolus 5-fluorouracil for the treatment of solid tumors was confirmed. No guidelines were possible for other clinical settings.

conclusionsThe evidence supports recommendations for the use of oral cryotherapy for the prevention of OM for either (i) patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant with high-dose melphalan conditioning protocols or (ii) patients receiving bolus 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCryotherapyHumansMaleMedical OncologyMucositisNeoplasmsStomatitisAntineoplastic AgentsCancerCryotherapyGuidelinesOral mucositis

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PMID31836937
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